Iran Warns France Over Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cartoons : Iran lodged a strong protest with France on Wednesday for publishing a cartoon of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Describing it as insulting, Iran even warned France to face the consequences.
According to the report, the weekly published dozens of cartoons mocking Iran’s supreme religious and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of a contest launched in December in support of a three-month-old protest movement over the hijab.
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Iran said – will not let France go out of its limits
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian tweeted, “Publishing a cartoon of a French magazine against religious and political authority is a humiliating and indecent act.” An effective and decisive response is necessary against this act. We will not let the French government go beyond its limits. He has definitely chosen the wrong path.
French ambassador summoned, waiting for action on the magazine
At the same time, on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned French Ambassador Nicolas Roche. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said, ‘France has no right to insult the sanctity of other Muslim countries and nations under the pretext of freedom of expression. Iran is waiting for the French government’s explanation and appropriate action on the unacceptable behavior of the French publication.
Macron’s close and former minister reacted to Iran’s warning
On the other hand, Nathalie Loiseau, a French MEP and former minister very close to President Emmanuel Macron, has reacted to Iran’s warning. He described Iran’s warning as an “interference attempt and threat” to Charlie Hebdo. He said, ‘Let it be absolutely clear that the repressive and theocratic regime in Tehran has nothing to teach France.’
This magazine often remains in controversies
Let us tell you that this magazine has been in controversies many times before. Due to its style, there is often controversy about it even inside France. In January 2015, the magazine published cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. It was then targeted by Islamist gunmen in a deadly attack.
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